Printing-press.



W, E. SMITH.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 14, mos.

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PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION IILED MAY 14, 190B.

Patented May 4, 1909'.

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WAT/FER H. SMITH, OF NILES, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HA KRIS AUTOMATIC PRESS COMPA N Y "OF NTLES, OHIO, A GORPORATIIQX OF OHIO.

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No. 990,406. Specification of Letters Patented May 4, 1999. Application filed May 14, 190.8. serial No. $32,872.

To all whom may concern..- l accomplished manually by depressing a h an- 55 he it hm'mtn that l, l rALrnn ll. Sirrru, of die 9 on shaft Nil 3, inthc county oliilriunhull am Sta l In order to actuate the toggles automat to o Ohio,havc nvented certain new and u iclul ically,in thc event cl any intcrrup ion in the improvements in Printing lesses; am 1 do feed supply, 1 preferably employ trip 1nech hereby declare the folio to he a full, anism of the character shown in the draw 60 clear, and erect description. of the invention, ings, but inasmuch as this forms the subject such as will enable others skilled in the art to. of a concurrent application for patent, Serial which it appertsins to make and use the lie. 433,974, filed May 20, 1908,it will be but 10 same. briefly described herein. This trip mechan The primary object of this invention is to ism embodies a constantly-actuated shaft 10 65 provide improved throw-oii mechamsni for Whereon is mounted a collar carrying a feeler l printing pr" capable of being automaticlever 12, a tooth oi \vhichvvill, in the event of f ally actuated in the event of any interrupany interruption in the feed supply, enter a tion in the iced-supply; and further object cut-out or notch in dish 13 on a tubular is to provide improved means for actuating shaft i l mounted on shaft 10. The tubular 70 y the prime mover or stop mechanism. shaft 14 carries. at one end a second disk 15 l ,7 The invention will be hereinafter fully set from which projects alug 16 which normally "forth and particularly pointed out in the stands in close proximity to the upwardlyclaims. extending arm of a bell-crank lever 17, which in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is latter is connected by'a link 18 to the toggle 7.5 a front elevation, with parts broken away. link 5. The tubular shaft 14, and its disk Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a detail. 15, are normally idle. When .it is interltel'erring to the drawings, 1 designates the locked with shaft 1,-the luglfi by engaging form cylinder of a. )rinting press, (or it may bell-crankdeve'r .17 ,will turn the latter, and

be the transfer cy inder of a planograp'hic through link 18 the toggle/Will be broken to press) andZ the impression cylinder mounted automatically throw-0H the press cylinder. at its ends in eccentric bearings 3, after the In actuating the throw-oil, stop mechanism manner suggested by Letters Patent of the may also be actuated to throw the press out 30 United tee No. 577,405, of February 16, of operation. For this purpose a vertically- 1897. i V to means shown in. disposed rod 19 is connected at its upperend that p tent th hr ofi mechanism for the to link 5, and at its lower end to an arm 22 of press cylinder comprised a spring-impelled a rock shaft 23 carrying a latch'24 which, shaft to which the eccentric bearin s were when the press is in operation, engages and 35 connected, such shaft being normaly held holds a spring-impelled prime mover 25 by a trip which was caused to release the which is shown in the form of a clutch conspring-impelled sliaft upon any interruption trolling yoke to which is attached a handle in the feed supply. r 2? to enable the machine to be started by In the present instance, instead of cmpressing the handle downwardly; This 40 ploying a spring-impelled shaft for shifting placesunder tension the spring of the prime the eccentric hearings, to each'oi' the letter T .Inover and enables the latter to be held by 'pivotally connect a link 4 to'vvhich in turn is latch 24. It is not possible for the yoke to oted a second link 5, both links 5 being remain or stay locked in running position l oneshaitohavingits beeringsinpress unless the impression is'on, as the latch 24 and extending across the machine... cannotbc moved to lock the yoke without inks, 4; and 5, form a toggle so that throwing on the impression by restoring the when ere in their extended positions," gles. Ttfollows, therefore, that uy =1 the. 'Withthe iteroftheconncctingpin8 slightly wiring of the toggles, whether it he by belcrvcrinline withthe centers oithe tvro end manual pressure on handle 9, WW so pivots, the impression cylinder will be its icclly by the turning of bell-crank-lever17,

operative position relative to the form cylinthe Jrime mover of the stop mechanism. Will der. Hence ,inorder to throw-off the cylinder be thrown into releasingposition, it is necessary to break joint between the two" claim my'inventronlinlrs constituting the toggle. This may be la in a printing press having rotary feed S lppl; ,&11(l a disk carried by said secend shaft having; a pin for engaging the lever untested to the toggle.

in a printing press, in combination, sm' mechanism, :1, prime mover therefor, 2i ror holding snch prime mover, eccentric heziriu-gs for one of thepress cylinders, means for holding such cylinder in its normal position, such means comprising s toggle connected to each hearing, means connected to to one O: m

vC links at a, point between the awaits tlnir oty and trip-mechanism tor g said lever i l l 1 l l note: i to break said to 'les 1n the event of env in. l I I be 1 terru )i3101l 1n the reed suns;

ii t I I i 2. In a. printing press he'vingn rotsrv cylinder, and eccentric hearings one of the toggle links for breaking the togmeans for holding said cylinder in its nornn les in the event of any interruption in the position, such means coin-prising a, toggle ei'lsupply,nndniesns connecting oneof the connected to each hcsrin in comhirnnimi gls to said let-en Whereb r when the )ross an 1 i therel' r,

15 with a lever connected to one of the toggle der is thrown oil the prime mover will links, trip mechanism for sctnetinig said no released. lever to break said togyol I .ln printing press, in combination, interruption in tl -3 i .i mechanism, a. prime mover therefor, a mechanism con n'ising for holding; such prime mover, eccenhaving means for er firings for one of the press cylinders,

lever, second shsit, on

for holding such cylinder in its norosirion, such. means comprising a toggle "(l to eztch hearing, means connecti ,(f fies, a lever connected to one for actuating such lever to es in the event of any intered supply, and menus conthe toggles to said lntel, the press cylinder is Sin-own ever will he released.

whereof, I have signed this 1e presence of two suhscrih- ,ried by said second. she first mentioned shaft in terruption in the feed sin I; I in a printingpres l moer, and eccentric seen for holding said cylinder tion, such means com r N nected to each hearing, in e;

1 each he 111,21, ever connected to oiw 1 ip I GCiIIUIlS l'cr of any in tor-run tr lover in the event ol 

